The Young Wife's Cookery Book
128pp, colour illustrations. In card wrappers (worn, rubbed at edge, significantly chipped around spine). Text block edge tanned, and some mild page toning. A compact course, written for the young 1960s wife, in cookery and kitchen management, including the latest in kitchen equipment, shopping advice and recipes using both basic techniques and more adventurous cookery skills. A fascinating insight into the expectations of a young wife in 1960s Britain as well as period recipes.